The folks at Massey Energy are not “Friends of America” by any stretch. They are destroying our climate, burying our waterways, eviscerating our labor protections and destroying the proud cultural and ecological history of Appalachia.

So why is Verizon Wireless, which, according its website, “works every day to protect our environment and give our customers opportunities to do the same,” now partnering with the largest violator of the Clean Water Act in American history?